Mary, Queen of Scots parting with her friends (from "The American Eclectic Museum," volume 15, plate 2)

Multiple artists/makers

1848

Not on view

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Title: Mary, Queen of Scots parting with her friends (from "The American Eclectic Museum," volume 15, plate 2)
Engraver: John Sartain (American (born London, England) 1808–1897 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Artist: After Alexandre-Marie Colin (French, Paris 1798–1875 Paris)
Publisher: Leavitt, Trow & Co. (New York, NY)
Sitter: Mary, Queen of Scots (British, Linlithgow 1542–1587 Fotheringhay)
Published in: Philadelphia
Date: 1848
Medium: Mezzotint and etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 6 3/4 × 10 3/8 in. (17.2 × 26.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1958
Object Number: 58.549.208
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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